Intro
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[Verse 1]
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There I was on death row
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Guilty in the first degree
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Son of God hanging on a hill
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Hell was my destiny
[Verse 2]
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The crowd was shouting crucify
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Could've come from these lips of mine
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The dirty shame was killing me
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It would take a miracle to wash me clean
[Chorus 1]
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Then I read the red letters
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And the ground began to shake
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The prison walls started falling
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And I became a free man that day
[Verse 3]
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Felt like lightning hit my veins
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My dead heart began to beat
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Breath of God filled my lungs
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And the Holy Ghost awakened me
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Yeah, the Holy Ghost awakened me
[Chorus 1]
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Then I read the red letters
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And the ground began to shake
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The prison walls started falling
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And I became a free man that day
[Bridge]
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For God so loved the whole wide world
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Sent His only Son to die for me
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Arms spread wide for the whole wide world
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His arms spread wide where mine should be
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Jesus changed my destiny
[Chorus 2]
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Thank You, God, for red letters
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When the ground began to shake
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The grace of God started falling
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And I became a free man that day
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The prison walls started falling
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And I am a free man… today